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Rock Star

from Gigantic by Bruce Grover

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lyrics

We’re in trouble.
We got super models as role models.
We idolize movie stars who aren’t so bright
We got politicians by birth right
And everybody wants to be a movie star
But not me.
I want to be a rock star
Or just a little quasar
Or a 15-minute dwarf star
Or just a blip on the radar

You can go to your corporate whirl
Or become one.
Either way you’re screwed

We’re in trouble.
I’m changing the channels but it doesn’t change me.
I’m still on my sofa with my fat head
And my 401k is being bled
By Arthur Anderson
So can I be a rock star
Or just a little quasar
Or a 15-minute dwarf star
Or just a blip on the radar

You can go to your corporate whirl
Or become one.
Either way you’re screwed

You got your big house and your big car too
But I’ll never see you driving it down Blue Hill Avenue
You got your fancy house out in Brookline
But you’re scared to ride on the Orange Line

Ride on the Orange line
Straight through the color line
Ride through the color line

We’re in trouble.
We got super CEOs as role models
And all the black boys go to jail
While the white CEOs are making bail
And all of them want a handgun but not me
Cause I’d rather be a rock star
Or just a little quasar
Or a 15-minute dwarf star
Or just a blip on the radar
Or even a folk singer star

You can go to your corporate whirl
Or become one.
Either way you’re screwed
You can go to your corporate whirl
In America

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from Gigantic, track released September 1, 2002

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Bruce Grover New York, New York

Grew up in India, Maine, Israel, Boston, New York City. Sang in bands. Wrote music, words. Released 45s, CDs, MP3s. Played shows. Told stories. Collaborated with music, theater, dance people. Learning that love of possessions and power are weaknesses to be overcome. Believe that being and doing are like breathing in and out. Believe peace is our next evolutionary, inevitable, planetary step. ... more

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